Companies with Corporate IP Internship Opportunities

Companies in various industries and geographic locations have intellectual property department internship opportunities.  Below is a partial list of companies that plan to offer IP internships in 2008 or 2009. 

3M Innovative Properties Co.| Maplewood, MN | www.mmm.com | Application Deadline: Rolling | Contact: Jamie A. Ebach or Shelley Conoryea | T: 651-733-1524 | F: 651-733-9155 | E: jaebach@mmm.com or sconoryea@mmm.com | Eligibility Requirements: JD candidates who have completed at least one year of law school.  An undergraduate degree in the areas of chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or physics is preferred. 

Apple, Inc. | Cupertino, CA | www.apple.com | Application Deadline: Fall 2008 | Contact: Vanessa Bang | T: 408-974-5653 | F: 408-974-5436 | E: Vanessa@apple.com | Eligibility Requirements: JD candidates email resumes to Melissa Lloyd at melissa.lloyd@apple.com or call (408) 862-9121. 

Battelle Memorial Institute | Columbus, OH | www.battelle.org | Application Deadline: June 1 and March 1| Contact: Steve May | T: 614-424-3441 | F: 614-424-3260 | E: mays@battelle.org | Eligibility Requirements: Candidates preferably should be in their second year of law school.

BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal | Washington, DC | www.bna.org | Application Deadline: May 31, 2009 | Contact: Carol Oberdorfer | T: 202-452-4388 | F: 202-331-5108 | E: coberdorfer@bna.com | Eligibility Requirements: Candidates preferably should be in their second year of law school.

Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. | Akron, OH | www.bfusa.com | Application Deadline: February 1, 2009 | Contact: Barb Gray | T: 330-379-4503 | F: 330-379-3816 | Eligibility Requirements: 2L with an interest in intellectual property. Good academic credentials from accredited law school.

Cantor Fitzgerald | New York, NY | www.cantor.com | Application Deadline: March 31, 2008 | Contact: Dean Alderucci | T: 212-829-7009 | F: 212-308-7050 | E: dalderucci@cantor.com | Eligibility Requirements: A technical degree in computer science or computer engineering preferred.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.| Lexington, MA | www.cubist.com | Application Deadline: March 15 (Summer Internship); October 15 (Winter Internship) | Contact: William DeVaul | F: 781-860-1407 | E: interns@cubist.com | Eligibility Requirements: JD candidates who have completed at least one year of law school.  Advanced degree or experience in organic chemistry, biochemistry, or molecular biology helpful but not required. Internships are full-time. 

Dow Chemical Co. | Midland, MI or Freeport, TX | www.dow.com | Application Deadline: January 16, 2009 | Contact: Elisabeth T. Jozwiak | T: 989-636-2880 | F: 989-636-7592 | E: etjozwiak@dow.com | Eligibility Requirements: First or second year law students with technical background in the chemical field.

Genentech, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | www.gene.com  | Application Deadline: February 1, 2008 | Contact: Gary Loeb | T: 650-225-1715 | F: 650-952-9881 | E: loeb@gene.com | Eligibility Requirements: First year law students with a degree in life sciences. 

Merck & Co., Inc. | Rahway, NJ | www.merck.com | Application Deadline: September and October. | Contact: Paul Matukaitis | T: 908-423-3761 | F: 732-594-6060 | E:  paul_matukaitis@merck.com | Eligibility Requirements: First year law students preferred for three year fellowship.   Candidates for selection in the Fellowship Program are restricted to full-time students with a degree in chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology or a related science.

Palm, Inc. | Sunnyvale, CA | www.palm.com | Application Deadline: April 2009 | Contact: Douglas Luftman | T: 408-617-7565 | F: 408-617-0139 | E: doug.luftman@palm.com | Eligibility Requirements: First and second year law students with technical background in electrical engineering and computer science.

Procter & Gamble Co. | Cincinnati, OH | www.pg.com | Application Deadline: September 15, 2007 | Contact: Barb Amann | T: 513-634-5370 | F: 513-983-1044 | E: amann.bj@pg.com | Eligibility Requirements: Preferred candidate will be a second year law student with a technical undergraduate background.

Rohm and Haas Co. | Philadelphia, PA | www.rohmhaas.com | Application Deadline: April 1, 2008 | Contact: Marc S. Adler | T: 215-592-3416 | F:215-592-3227 | E: madler@rohmhaas.com | Eligibility Requirements: First or second year law students. 

Sun Microsystems, Inc. | Menlo Park, CA| www.sun.com | Application Deadline: November 15, 2008 | Contact: Cheryl Fuelleman | T: 408-404-5078 | F: 408-273- 6098 | E: cheryl.fuelleman@sun.com | Eligibility Requirements:  First and second year full time law students. All candidates must be eligible to work in the US.  The company does not accept F-1 Visa holders into the program. | Online Application: www.sun.com/studentzone Click on "Search Jobs", "Administration" and "Internships", then scroll down to "Legal" to find the Legal Intern positions.

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. | Gloucester, MA | www.vsea.com | Application Deadline: February 15 | Contact: Nathaniel Lucek | T: 978-282-5809  | F: 978-281-3152 | E: nathaniel.lucek@vsea.com  | Eligibility Requirements: Candidates preferably should have completed their second year of law school. An undergraduate degree in physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry or chemical engineering is strongly preferred.

A company incurs no obligation by listing its internship opportunity.  Companies will not accept 2009 intern applications from first year students until December 1, 2008.